New Years' Resolutions

So today is New Years Day, the day when we're all supposed to start over again, and get our lives back on track. So I had a few thoughts about the irony of New Years resolutions. First of all, it seems like the ritual of New Years resolutions, rather than making our lives better, more often just gives us a reason to put off life improvements. If you think of anything you'd like to improve within 3 months of the new year, you automatically make a mental New Years resolutions note, and then subconsiously (or consciously) do WORSE at it until then (kind of the Mardis Gras effect--sin as much as you can before the day of repentance). And then, if you actually start working on it after the new year, you usually keep your goal for less than the 3 months you had been putting it off! Secondly, isn't January 1st the WORST time of year to make resolutions? The magic of Christmas is gone, school starts up again, it's the darkest and coldest time of the year. How are you supposed to be motivated to exercise, or do anything for that matter! It's a depressing time of year! I propose that we start making Easter or Spring Equinox resolutions.